I once asked in a blogpost, “why is that feminism, one of the largest (in outreach, numbers and impact) socially transformative movements that we know of barely exists in mainstream narrative? […] Whatever one makes of feminism, to not acknowledge its existence in cultural production seems curious.” That was then. Nowadays, feminism can be found EVERYWHERE…
Archives for October 2016
Music magic! Enjoy an African feminist mixtape
Below is a blog titled “Here you are heard” that I wrote for Okayafrica. It accompanies a Feminist Africa In Your Earbuds mixtape, which I curated to be included in their Africa In Your Earbuds series and which is also included below. Here you are heard There is an ancient Yoruba legend about Aje, a mysterious…
Tradition matters for female farmers, and female farmers matter for everything.
Reposting my latest column for The Guardian Nigeria, which was there titled “When it comes to agriculture, we need to talk about tradition”. If you have any thoughts about this, leave a comment. Here’s what I had for breakfast some days ago: Akara and Fura yoghurt. For dinner that same day, I ate pounded yam with Efo…